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'Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874' [154r] (312/502)
The record is made up of 1 volume (249 folios). It was created in 1 Nov 1873-14 Feb 1874. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Reply of the
Durbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
. We divide our answer into six Leads:—
ls^. With reference to the pagah being attached and confiscated we say that
Motilal has shown no right to have his pagah in perpetuity, and the
Maharaj considered that when Motilal left Baroda without his leave he
jlspokt to resume his pagah. He accordingly did so. The horses
of t^fe?pagah, 62 in number, we admit to be private property, but at the
^ii^e we took them we thought they were the Silledar's horses. The
r State dealings with Motilal have not yet been completed. When
accounts are adjusted his horses will be restored to him.
With reference to the confiscation of his Inam village, we state that
it was given to the firm at a time when it had had extensive dealings
with the (xovernment, and when large sums were due to the Bankers.
It was given in part satisfaction of the Government debts. When the
village was resumed the Government did so, considering from an exa
mination of its own accounts that the debt had been paid in full, and
that there was no necessity for continuing the grant any longer. The
Bank's books were not compared with those of the State. The Bankers
did not appear for this purpose.
3rc/.—With reference to the confiscation of the
sepoy
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
"Nimnok" the
Government considered that Motilal having left Baroda without permis
sion was no longer a State servant, and that it had, therefore, the right
to resume the establishment.
kth.—Motilal having gone away from Baroda without leave, and there being
no one in charge of his shops and property in Baroda, they were put
under attachment, locks and seals were put on, but no list of property
was made out. Information was given to the Resident six or seven
months ago that Motilal was at liberty to come and take possession of
his property, but he never came.
^th.—The payments of sums guaranteed by the Government will be made
according to the terms of the guarantee.
6^.—The fees demanded from Motilal were usual and such as it is custom
ary to demand in the cases of suitors in the Civil Courts. We deny that Khande
rao ever forgave the fees as alleged.
The Gaekwar's Agents further state that in Khanderao's time the question
arose as to whether or no State Bankers should be allowed ifo bring actions on
plain paper or not, and that in several instances it was decided that they should not.
22. B haskarao V ithal , now of B aroda , states:—The first of my family
to come to Baroda was my grandfather Babaji, who was succeeded by my father.
Vithal Babaji, received from Anandrao, for services rendered in Kattywar, two
Inam villages and allowances of Rs. 60,000 annually, &c. My father Vithal was
continued in his honours. In the year Sanvat 1890 ( a.d . 1833-34) my affairs were
settled, and I received a Sanad from Seiaji Maharaj, which I now produce.
[This Sanad, (admitted to be genuine), conveys sanction of the Government to
the adoption of Bhasker Vithalrao, and the continuation in perpetuity of the
honors bestowed on his father.] The date is a.d . 1830,
I next produce a Sanad dated Sanvat 1867 ( a.d . 1804) granting the two Inam
villages to Babaji in perpetuity (admitted to be genuine). The Vahivat of these
two villages was carried on by me for forty years, and was taken from me in
Sanvat 1924 ( a.d . 1867) by Khanderao.
The state of my affairs in a.d . 1833-34, when the guarantee was taken from
me, was thus ;—
Karkun Establishment Rs. 22,900
Personal 60,000
Pagah ,, 30,000
Two Inam Villages „ 10,000
Total...Rs. 1,22,900
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Report of the Baroda Enquiry Commission on the administration of the government of Malharrao, Gaekwar of Baroda. The Commission comprised Richard John Meade (President), Edward William Ravenscroft, Mumtazul Dowlah Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. Faiz Ali Khan, Colonel Alfred Thomas Etheridge and Thomas Duncan Mackenzie (Secretary).
The report comprises a letter from the members of the Baroda Enquiry Commission to the Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department presenting their report on the results of the proceedings and submitting copies of correspondence, reports and statements relative to the enquiry (ff 5-19):
Appendix A, Part I
- Schedules I-III: Complaints and grievances against the Gaekwar's Government from individuals and groups (ff 21-78).
- Appendix B, Schedules I-III: Cases of complaint and grievance which the commission did not look into during the enquiry (ff 79-81).
- Appendix C: Letter from Colonel Richard John Meade, President, Special Commission of Enquiry on Baroda Affairs, to Colonel Robert Phayre, Resident at Baroda, 1 November 1873 (ff 82-83).
- Appendix D: Translation of an amended notice issued by the Resident to complainants desirous of appearing before the Baroda Enquiry Commission (ff 84-85).
- Appendix E: Schedules presented to the Commission along with Colonel Phayre's introductory statement regarding them. (ff 86-131).
- Appendix F: Letter No. 1128 of 1873 from Colonel Phayre to the President, Baroda Commission regarding the cases already submitted to the Commission, the List of undisposed petitions to be attended to by the Resident which could be used as additional cases if required and the statements that he had yet to make on cases under enquiry by the Commission (ff 132-133).
- Appendix G, Schedule I: Statements from witnesses with cross examination statements from the Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). on behalf of the Gaekwar and statements from the Resident as to the accuracy of the information provided (ff 134-229).
Appendix Part II (ff 231-245)
- Letter from James Braithwaite Peile, Acting Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kattywar [Kathiawar] to T D Mackenzie, Secretary, Baroda Commission, 13 December 1873 regarding papers requested by the Commission and informing them that the outstanding paper will be forwarded as soon as they are received. Enclosed with the letter are a memorandum from Peile for reconstitution of His Highness the Gaekwar's Contingent in Kattywar, 13 December 1873 and Rule for the guidance of the Officers and Kamdars appointed to the Contingent of Horse of His Highness the Gaekwar, serving in the various Tributary Mahals according to treaty.
- Letter from Peile to Mackenzie, 6 January 1874, forwarding a report and returns received from Colonel Walker, Superintendent to the Gaekwar's Contingent in Kattywar and stating that he does not concur with the Colonel's opinion. Enclosed with this letter is a letter from Colonel Chamberlen William Walker, 30 December 1873, providing the information on the Contingent requested by the Commission and enclosing an extract of the Contingents annual report for 1871 and a statement of the men within the Contingent on duty under officials paid by Talukdars etc, 06 March 1872.
- Letters from John Whaley Watson, Acting Political Superintendent Pahlanpur [Palanpur], Captain Henry Nicholas Reeves, Acting Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. Rewa Kanta [Rewa Kantha] and Major Philip Harrison Le Geyt, Acting Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Mahi Kanta [Mahi Kantha] to the secretary of the Baroda Commission 19 December 1873 to 9 January 1874 reporting on the Gaekwar's contingents serving within their districts and commenting on numbers of men, pay and conditions. The letters all refer to enclosed returns, but only the return for Mahi Kanta is included in the report.
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